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HOLLYSHORTS Spotlight on Derek Magyar’s River of Grass starring Dylan McTee and Marceline Hugot

Writer and director Derek Magyar’s short film is based in the American backwaters of the seventies; it is a wonderfully slow-paced tale, very much in keeping with the time and everglade lifestyle. PTSD a misunderstood medical disorder clashing with the strongly emerging blight of drugs is a heady cocktail for disaster. Actor Dylan McTee’s role is noteworthy for his depiction of the repressed sufferer unable … Continue reading HOLLYSHORTS Spotlight on Derek Magyar’s River of Grass starring Dylan McTee and Marceline Hugot

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Festival spotlight: vital new docs from Italy premiere in London during 3rd bi-annual Cinecittà Italian Doc Season

The 3rd bi-annual CINECITTÀ ITALIAN DOC SEASON comprises three important and acclaimed documentaries that look to the future whilst retaining echoes of the past. One is a compelling investigative documentary, one is an intimate and very personal self-exploration, one honours the value of storytelling and remembrance though archive. The three films will screen at London’s Bertha DocHouse 20 – 21 July.  The 2024 summer edition of CINECITTÀ ITALIAN DOC SEASON … Continue reading Festival spotlight: vital new docs from Italy premiere in London during 3rd bi-annual Cinecittà Italian Doc Season

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TRIBECA 24 – Nicolas Finegan’s Tribeca LGBTQ short SOME KIND OF PARADISE shares a unique love story set in the American West

Writer/Director Nicolas Finegan’s SOME KIND OF PARADISE follows Tyler, a lonely barman who comes face to face with his own deep need for tenderness when he meets a Hollywood actor online and begins to fall in love. This compelling short premiered at AFI Fest 2023 and has been selected for the Arizona International Film Festival, Independent Film Festival Boston and Miami OUTshine where it won … Continue reading TRIBECA 24 – Nicolas Finegan’s Tribeca LGBTQ short SOME KIND OF PARADISE shares a unique love story set in the American West

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BAFTA Spotlight: Interview with Bafta Nominated Crab Day directed by Ross Stringer

What drew you to start a career in animation? I never planned it really, but I’d started playing around with animation as a hobby in college, and then I tried my luck at a university course, and then I tried my luck at an MA, and then I was an animator. I think it had something to do with being exposed to independent short films … Continue reading BAFTA Spotlight: Interview with Bafta Nominated Crab Day directed by Ross Stringer

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Festival spotlight: important new Italian documentaries screen in London during second bi-annual Italian Doc Season

Following the inaugural season in June 2023, the second ITALIAN DOC SEASON returns to London’s Bertha DocHouse 27 – 28 January 2024. This two-day celebration of Italian film will present three relevant and acclaimed documentaries to London audiences. The films in this season focus sharply on topics that resonate in Italy and around the world: the current migrant crisis, the impact that automation and artificial intelligence may have … Continue reading Festival spotlight: important new Italian documentaries screen in London during second bi-annual Italian Doc Season

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